Travel Blogs from Hiroshima

... We located our guesthouse and then had a rest. I'm now fighting a cold :( Lunch followed and then we went off to the Peace Park and the museum. A very sobering museum. The articles and the pictures horrific. You would be a very cold person not to be affected. We slowly made our way back to the guesthouse via the streets and arcades and ...

... or on the news were always uncomfortable to see, but seeing it all together, just made you stop and think about it a little more. The thing that got me the most was the children's stories, of those after the war, that people assumed wouldn't be affected and ended up with cancer and dying anyway. Innocent people's lives forever changed by one act. I don't think I'll ever be able to explain how I felt.

... Himeji-jo Castle is just so impressive and majestic that I couldn't stop taking pictures of it (a problem when you have limited memory card space - I may have spent the morning train ride deleting more blurry pictures from my original card). Walking around the extensive grounds was pretty impressive. The ticket also got you in to the gardens next door (you did have to cross back over the moat). On my walk to the gardens, I had some elementary students stop to talk with me. ...

... a-bomb dropped. There was a pretty big focus on children who either died or survived the a-bomb. Although some people survived they had many health issues and risks. The a-bomb used in Japan was the first time an atomic bomb had been used on humans. Of course this raises many moral questions that are often debated (should we have dropped the bomb or not?). When talking about historical ...

... was poured over the plate followed by a large amount of shredded cabbage. After that, small lumps of butter (I am guessing on that one) was put on top, together with bean sprouts, strips of pork, a cracked egg and other seasoning. That was pretty much the basic okonomi-yaki. After that, you could order set toppings. Joseph had the basic okonomi-yaki, whereas I had the seafood one which had prawns, scallops and oysters. Unfortunately, they had given mine to Takako ...